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Waltonville Uses Nearby Mines and Plants for Jobs
Waltonville remains farming oriented with many residents employed at Freeman Coal Co. Orient No. 3 and No. 6 mines and Inland Steel. Workers travel 13 miles to Mt. Vernon for shoes radiators or stoves, and some go to Ashley for candy or Lessor for garments. Two sections of the town rely on distant employment as Waltonville has few local jobs.
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Gary Blackburn
Clindsan
Waltonville
Kenneth Hamilton
Dale
Dorothy Knight
Freeman Coal Co. Orient
Inland Steel
Mt. Vernon
Ashley
Lesser
Southern Illinois Coal Mines
Long Association
Freeman
Orient No. 3
Orient No. 6
Inland
Jerry Elliston
Andy Steven
Gene Philp
Elliston
Philp
Shurtz
Hirons
Mannen
Edwards
Richard Sanders
Sanders
Rend Lake
Millie
Rt. 148
Greater Egypt
Waltonvile
Tom Atkins
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